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NZ to provide $19m for training and technical assistance to Indonesia

Alexander Richter 5 Aug 2016

New Zealand launches a new initiative in and with Indonesia, under which it will spend up to $19 million over the next five years for geothermal training and technical assistance.

At visit to Indonesia in July, New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key launched new education initiatives and signed a renewable energy agreement with Indonesia.

“New Zealand helped build Indonesia’s first geothermal power plant in the 1980s. Today we signed a renewable energy and energy conservation agreement which will see New Zealand assist Indonesia in its ambition to increase renewable energy to 25 per cent of its total energy supply by 2025.

“The New Zealand Government will contribute up to NZ$30 million (~US$ 19m) over the next five years for geothermal training and technical assistance, and support to help Indonesia access renewable energy in Maluku, Eastern Indonesia.”

“It is clear there are a range of opportunities for New Zealand and Indonesia to work together,” says Mr Key. “So I am pleased that today the President and I have asked officials to explore the possibility of developing a Comprehensive Partnership between our two countries.”

Source: Voxy